EPIC de Cesar Chavez

Set in Tehachapi, California, EPIC de Cesar Chavez is an intimate 9-12 campus, overseen by EPIC de Cesar Chavez District. It teaches 614 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 27% smaller than the state mean of about 838.

EPIC de Cesar Chavez sits inside EPIC de Cesar Chavez District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, EPIC de Cesar Chavez records that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 57% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.1:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Kern County's rate of about 76%.

In the broader community, Kern County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,210 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kern County's 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), EPIC de Cesar Chavez is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around EPIC de Cesar Chavez.

EPIC de Cesar Chavez operates from a small-town location. EPIC de Cesar Chavez is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.